Class outing + NMS

Went for class outing today. Original plan was to go Sentosa, but the turnout was no good. Didn't know that my class only had 6 gals and 1 guy. Haha. Went to Vivocity eventually. My 2nd time in this week. Haha. Dined at Long John Silver, then went out to look at the harbour/sea, only to realise that a Sweden ship's coming to Sin to dock for a few days. It's supposed to be a replica of a ship in 18th century, which sank in dont-know-when. It was so majestic, like a traditional Chinese junk. We waved our hands and the Sweden flag like crazy, and the happiest thing was that one of the crew actually waved back to US! We even saw one of the crew members dressed up like those traditional captains. Funny that we just had Long John Silver and there in front of us, was Captain Cook. Haha. I left at 2.30pm, and headed to NMS.

The journey from HarbourFront to Dhoby Ghaut's only abt 15min. Luckily, if not I'd be super late. Went to see the Maria Theresia exhibit with Jie Ling. Nothing much, just nice paintings and artefacts. HomeMade was interesting, lots of Xin Yao songs that I knew, and I had the chance to sing along.

Lets not talk abt how little tasks I've been given as a prog facilitator. I was so lost before the item began. I just stood there, not knowing what to do. The staff saw me and decided that I'm transparent. Fine! I was told to be there by 4pm. When the performers started rehearsing at 3.30pm, I panicked. I thot I was late or sth. I couldn't find the IC. Neiher did I see the other volunteer who's supposed to be there. Finally, the IC popped out, but that was like past past 4pm and he told me that I have NOTHING to do till 5pm. I felt like asking him :' Hey handsome, if thats the case, why ask me to come here at 4pm then?' But I didn't, of cos, cos he wasn't handsome at all. Haha. Fortunately JL was with me all the while, if not I'd have been super duper worried.

I don't know why, but aunties just like to come and talk to me. One auntie approached me and asked me a lot of things. Then she started giving me a lecture on "how $$$ isn't impt" and "why porridge with soy sauce is good for me". Haha. Eventually, my task was to shoo pple from crowding around the escalator area. At least I had sth to do.

Dinner according to JL and one of the camera crew was horrible, so I skipped that and ate Polky instead. Project Bandaloop was fantastic but the front part was a little boring. Perhaps I still don't really know how to appreciate Arts. But I must say, the turnout for that was quite good. I almost had no space to stand. Haha.

Tmr's the countdown. I really doubt the no. of pple who will come to a museum for countdown. Its like so contradicting, but well, its an experience anyway.

PS Slippers really come in handy or leggy when you are rushing for MRT trains. My flip-flops were so noisy and loud that pple just stood on one side of the escalator and let me passed. Haha.

My birthday present

Went out with Zj today to buy my birthday present. I was late for 10min cos I overslept. Haha, its only just me. Anyway, I must say a wonderful present i've got. Thanks a lot to all who have made the gift possible. Zj (special thanks for being my wallet), Geraldine, Karen, Eliza, Gladys, Kai Sheng, Zhi Han, Dennis, Jeffrey and Darren. Thanks so much.

Went out with Geraldine...

Met up with Geraldine today. We met at 12 nn, and this dear frined of mine actually woke up at 12 nn. Haha. made me wait for almost 1h. Never mind, I wasn't in a rush anyway. We had lunch @ food junction. I couldn't stand anymore chips/fries cos I have been eating them for almost 11 days. So no more fast food for the time being. Walked around RafflesCity, City Link and Suntec. A pity Fan Sheng wasn't working today, if not,we could have dropped by and said hi. Anyway, we saw Ziying @ TCC, City Link. Almost couldn't recognise her in her waitress uniform. Haha. Went into Carrfour and had a long rest-guess we were tired after walking for so long. Not long actually. Haha.

Finally back...

Yah, I'm back. Just a few hours ago. It was a pleasant trip. Took a total of 759 photos, which I have just uploaded them, and have yet to sort them out. Its summer in NZ,yet the slightest hint of the swason that one can ever getis the early sunrise (5am) and the late sunset (9.30pm). Tried out many interesting stuff like jet boating, hot air balloon and getting splashed by waterfall. Cool! The scenary in Christchurch and Milford sound were simply awesome! City centres of both North and South islands were busy too. Auckland Sky Tower is so TALL. So many sheep and cows on so many patches of green grass, my goodness! I didn't expect Queenstown to be so boring....etc


I have lots to say, but let me rest first before I get everything typed and posted. Just want to say that I really love the weather here. At least you don't experience 4 seasons in a day.

Busy body

I'm referring to myself. Tmr's the day I'll be leaving for NZ and theres still a lot of packing to doandwe haven't changed money yet. Bought a new digital cam, only to realise that the Workshop CD is not working. Went down to Sim Lim Sq and got a new CD, but the same prob again. Mum and Sis are super busy now, and I'mstill blogging. No time liao!

End of Cocoloco

So sad. I'm quite surprised at myself. Its just 2 days and I've actually grown attached to Helen and Trevor and the museum, even thou I really didn't do much. Today's acts were rather well done. The 2nd set was no longer the ET, but sth very English. Trevor wore a torn tuxedo, while Helen wore a super short red dress, with some sticking- fury- red- cute thing all on her hands and legs. The things keep on dropping and i was behind them, picking up the red things that fell off. The way they looked scared many people. Some thot they were for real during the 1st act, Audrey and Audrey. There was an encouraging no. of audience forAlice and Alice, which was really, encouraging! And we almost got lost in the History Gallery. Trevor was afraid that we'd all become permanent exhibits. Haha. That was funny. Even the security guards were quite scared to see me around-cos my presence would mean that the 2 weirdos are out roving the museum again. Haha. So I actually know the guards well enough to joke with them yah. Yah, and I talked to the photographer and other staff as well.


Elizabeth told me that Hydromania was great. A pity I missed both shows. Today was quite alright actually. The both of them were late, cos of the roadblocks almost everywhere for the marathon. While they visited the galleries, Elizabeth and I had time to sit down for tea and biscuits. Haha. I want to say that Elizabeth was really a great LO. She had lots of experience. The way she spoke, the opinions she gave, the way she handled people and things...no wonder she got the job! I wouldn't be half as good if I were given the job successfully. So it looks like I have lots to learn.


When I left, Trevor and Helen each gave me a hug. My first hug! ~No lah, just joking. But it felt really great and I actually felt like crying. But for that instant only. My point being, although I really felt like an extra there, or rather I was an extra, and that I really don't like to be there, but it really saddens me that everything's ending so soon.


Cocoloco was really great and a hugh success, to me. It was really great experience for me.

National Museum Opening Festival

Went NMS to help out today, from 11am to 6.30pm, inclusive of lunch and snacks. Anyway, I was in-charge of Cocoloco and the Sock Puppets. Cocoloco was funny and not exactly what I had imagined. The 2 'clowns' moved about the museum, amusing and scaring anybody they could find. A pity there weren't many people. They had 3 diff looks. The 1st was somewhat like a maid kinda pattern, vacumming everywhere and dusting everywhere with a feather duster. 2nd which made them look like ETs and the 3rd was Alice and Alice. Both Helen and Trevor dressed and said the same, in a poetic manner. I dont know how to describe exactly, but they were funny anyway. But I know that they made 3 kids cry cos of their ET outfit. Haha. Poor kids.


Actually I felt kinda extra, following them wherever they roamed abt. Twice i lost them, which really made me panicked. Not as if they didn't know their way round, but its the responsibility part. Elizabeth, the LO, wasn't around and she made me take charge. I can't possibly tell her: 'Hey. I'm sorry, but I lost them.' It sounds ridiculous. Many instances, I even had the free time for Archie comics (that I loaned from Seige) and tea and biscuits. See how free I am! Everybody just minded his/her own business! And by the way, i didn't realise that Elizabeth's a chinese until she spoke to me in Mandarin. Actually I was rather dumb. Thou she didn't look like a Chinese, she's definitely not a Malay or Indian or Caucasian. What was I thinking abt?!!


Cocoloco endedat 4.30pm, then i went over to help the sock puppets and the three little pigs. Not as extra, but still an extra, opening the doors for the people, seeing the kids make their own sock puppets and finally clearing up. I really don't know what to say. Imagine yourself doing all these and you will know how I felt.


Never mind. Just 1 more day and I will be off till at least 23Dec. After tmr, I can start to think abt what clothes I'm going to bring for my NZ trip next Thurs. Oh my god, just a few days more!!!

IKEA Opening

I realise I'm always 1 day late, but nvm.


Went IKEA yesterday-the day of opening. My goodness, you should have seen how many people there were. We didn't expect to queue to enter, and when thats the case, we didn't expect the queue to be that long. We started queing in the carpark and along the store and finally we were in the store. It was fortunate that the checkout counters were ample enough to accommodate the customers, so the queue wasn't that long. But I hated the long walk from the bus stop to the store, esp when the weather was so hot like yest.


How shd I describe the store? Big, big and still big. Pardon my limited vocab, but its blatently big. The goods were stacked up high, and the place was as big as a warehouse. There were quite a lot of show rooms, its great to see how they have designed the limited space with their furniture. Liked their beds and sofas, so comfortable. And there were almost a Xmas tree every 20 steps, I think seige would love the place. Haha. And of cos, it wouldn't be called a grand opening, without balloons almost everywhere and kids getting lost and parents getting frantic and panicky. Haha.


One particular thing that bothered me was this irritating auntie. She did 4 wrongs. The 1st wrong was her dressing - try wearing long sleeve under such hot weather. Perhaps she was very cold. The 2nd wrong was cutting queue. All along she was far far behind us. All of a sudden, she was in front of us. ??? I stared at her, she mumbled sth and let us walked in front of her. She became right behind us. She should be FAR behind us, not JUST behind us. But never mind, just let it be. The 3rd wrong was asking me why didn't I jumped queue. Felt like asking her if she thot cutting queue was the right thing to do, but on 2nd thot, perhaps keeping my mouth shut would be a wiser move. The last wrong she did was stepping on my slippers. Irritating auntie.